Delhi main focus of draft Master Plan- Creating a '24-hour city'
The key focus areas of the draft Master Plan of
Delhi 2041 include, fostering night-time economy as part of a '24-hour city',
revitalising the national capital's commercial core including Connaught Place,
and shifting wholesale activities from the walled city.
Prepared by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the draft plan has been put up in public domain inviting suggestions and objections from all stakeholders within 45 days.
Given the rising concerns regarding pollution, shift towards cleaner economies such as information technology (IT), IT-enabled services, knowledge-based and hi-tech industries, entrepreneurial activities, realty market, tourism, hospitality, tertiary healthcare, and higher education is envisaged, stated the voluminous draft.
The concept of a '24-hour city' is being promoted through the Model Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2015 as well as the night-time economy (NTE) policy, it said.
The master plan calls for identifying nodes and circuits in the city for continuing work, cultural activity, and entertainment at night to attract tourists and locals.
This will improve economic yield by extending the utilisation of workspaces, and safety in the city by promoting a vibrant nightlife, the draft plan proposes.
Delhi's areas such as Connaught Place and its extension, commercial areas in the Walled City and Karol Bagh have historically played the role of the central business district and continue to have high concentration of commerce, offices, businesses, and socio-cultural facilities.
"An area-based improvement approach will be adopted for revitalising the commercial core of the city," it says.
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